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★ 8.2/10•2008•23m•TV-14•Animation•Comedy•Drama
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Palmtop Tiger. Delinquent Dragon.

Menacing in appearance but gentle at heart, second year high school student Ryuuji forms an unlikely friendship with classmate Taiga, a tiny girl with a sharp tongue and a tough attitude.

StatusEnded
Runtime23m
LanguageJA
First Air DateOct 2, 2008

Episodes

Episode 1 - Tiger and DragonE124m

Tiger and Dragon

On the first day of school, Ryūji discovers that he and Taiga, the meanest girl in class, share a secret: each loves the other's best friend.

Oct 2, 2008

Episode 2 - Taiga and RyujiE224m

Taiga and Ryuji

Taiga's efforts to get closer to Yūsaku fail: A scheme in basketball ends with Taiga knocked out, and she drops a plate of cookies out a window.

Oct 9, 2008

Episode 3 - Your SongE324m

Your Song

Ryūji and Taiga spend a day helping Minori at one of her many part-time jobs, and Ryūji gets to know her better when they're locked in a storehouse.

Oct 16, 2008

Episode 4 - That Look You HadE424m

That Look You Had

Taiga has a photo album full of blurry pictures of Kitamura. Ryūji offers to snap some pictures of him instead.

Oct 23, 2008

Episode 5 - Kawashima AmiE524m

Kawashima Ami

Yūsaku's childhood friend Ami, a model, transfers to the school and immediately becomes popular with everyone but Taiga, who sees the truth about her.

Oct 30, 2008

Episode 6 - True SelfE624m

True Self

Followed by a stalker, Ami hides out with Taiga and decides that she must discard her fake personality from now on.

Nov 6, 2008

Episode 7 - Pool's OpenE724m

Pool's Open

When the school's pool opens for the summer, the gang shops for new swimsuits, and Ryūji helps Taiga with an embarrassing problem.

Nov 13, 2008

Episode 8 - Who Is This For?E824m

Who Is This For?

Ryūji tries to help Taiga win a swimming race against Ami, but when Ryūji nearly drowns, the truth about Taiga's feelings comes out.

Nov 20, 2008

Episode 9 - When You Go To The SeaE924m

When You Go To The Sea

During a trip to Ami's beach villa, Taiga has a nightmare about being married to Ryūji and schemes to bring him and Minori together.

Nov 27, 2008

Episode 10 - FireworksE1024m

Fireworks

The gang plots an elaborate stunt to scare Minori with a trip to a nearby cave where Yūsaku has planted scary traps, but Yūsaku and Minori disappear.

Dec 4, 2008

Episode 11 - Ohashi High School Culture Festival 1E1124m

Ohashi High School Culture Festival 1

As preparations get under way for the school's cultural festival, Ryūji urges Taiga to consider reconciling with her estranged father.

Dec 11, 2008

Episode 12 - Ohashi High School Culture Festival 2E1224m

Ohashi High School Culture Festival 2

Taiga's reconciliation with her father divides her friends, but she ends up disappointed when her father doesn't attend her school play.

Dec 18, 2008

Episode 13 - Ohashi High School Culture Festival 3E1324m

Ohashi High School Culture Festival 3

Taiga wins a beauty contest despite a crushing disappointment about her father; a race is held to determine who will dance with Taiga.

Dec 25, 2008

Episode 14 - Palm-top Tiger of HappinessE1424m

Palm-top Tiger of Happiness

A rumor starts that touching Taiga leads to good luck; Yūsaku gets some interesting news from the student council president.

Jan 8, 2009

Episode 15 - Distant StarE1524m

Distant Star

Yūsaku has a meltdown in class, dyes his hair blond and refuses to run for student council, causing everyone to wonder what's wrong with him.

Jan 15, 2009

Episode 16 - One Step ForwardE1624m

One Step Forward

Yūsaku reveals his love for Sumire, a student council president who is leaving to study abroad, so his friends urge him to run for her council seat.

Jan 22, 2009

Episode 17 - Mercury is Retrograde at ChristmasE1724m

Mercury is Retrograde at Christmas

With Christmas approaching, the student council plans a party while Taiga decides to curry favor with Santa by playing Cupid for Ryūji and Minori.

Jan 29, 2009

Episode 18 - Underneath the Fir TreeE1824m

Underneath the Fir Tree

The entire class pitches in to assemble an artificial Christmas tree with a glass star, but a stray fly ball destroys the decorations.

Feb 5, 2009

Episode 19 - Christmas Eve PartyE1924m

Christmas Eve Party

The love triangle of Ryūji, Minori and Taiga reaches a crisis point when true feelings are realized during the school's Christmas Eve party.

Feb 12, 2009

Episode 20 - Stay Like This ForeverE2024m

Stay Like This Forever

The class trip to Okinawa is canceled, leading to a last-minute change of plans to a ski trip, where Ryūji resolves to tell Minori how he feels.

Feb 19, 2009

Episode 21 - Can't Help MyselfE2124m

Can't Help Myself

During the ski trip, Ryūji confesses his feelings for Minori, but not to her. When Taiga disappears, everyone frantically searches for her.

Feb 26, 2009

Episode 22 - When You're AroundE2224m

When You're Around

Knowing that Taiga believes she was rescued by Yūsaku during the ski trip, Ryūji asks Yūsaku to pretend that she's correct.

Mar 5, 2009

Episode 23 - Path to TakeE2324m

Path to Take

When Yasuko collapses from anemia due to overwork, Ryūji and Taiga take over her job of selling chocolate and use Ami's celebrity to improve sales.

Mar 12, 2009

Episode 24 - ConfessionE2424m

Confession

The truth about Taiga and Ryūji's feelings for each other finally comes out, and they make a plan to run off together and get married.

Mar 19, 2009

Episode 25 - Toradora!E2524m

Toradora!

When Yasuko reconciles with her parents, the truth about Ryūji's father is revealed, inspiring him to have a traditional wedding with Taiga.

Mar 26, 2009

Actors

Rie Kugimiya

Rie Kugimiya

Taiga Aisaka (voice)

Junji Majima

Junji Majima

Ryuuji Takasu (voice)

Yui Horie

Yui Horie

Minori Kushieda (voice)

Eri Kitamura

Eri Kitamura

Ami Kawashima (voice)

Hirofumi Nojima

Hirofumi Nojima

Yuusaku Kitamura (voice)

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